28.4889, FYI: Language Teaching and Learning Research Grants

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-4889. Tue Nov 21 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.4889, FYI: Language Teaching and Learning Research Grants

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:22:39
From: Gina Peirce [gbpeirce at pitt.edu]
Subject: Language Teaching and Learning Research Grants

 
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian and East European Studies
will award up to two Language Teaching and Learning Research (LTLR) Grants for
scholars to conduct research projects on-site at the Summer Language Institute
in June – July 2018. Funded projects must focus on the teaching and learning
of one or more of the following priority languages: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian,
Polish, Russian, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Other languages that are taught at
the SLI may be included in a project proposal in addition to these priority
languages; see http://www.sli.pitt.edu/ for the complete list of language
courses offered. Applicants may propose to be in residence in Pittsburgh for
either all or a portion of the two-month duration of the SLI, according to the
needs of their projects.

Guidelines: Applicants should propose projects that will take advantage of the
unique environment and resources available at an intensive campus-based summer
language institute, while not placing excessive demands on the time of SLI
instructors or students. Projects involving the development of online language
instructional materials are of particular interest, but other types of
projects that make significant contributions to language teaching and learning
will also be considered. Successful applicants will be responsible for
obtaining IRB approval or exemption for research projects involving human
subjects and for obtaining the informed consent of research subjects, if
applicable, before starting to work on their projects.

Applicants may request a total of $2,000 to $4,000 for housing, food and other
living expenses; round-trip travel to Pittsburgh, if applicable; and
research-related costs such as materials or software purchases, statistical or
technology consulting services, etc. (please note that hardware purchases are
not eligible for LTLR funding). All expenses should be justified in a brief
budget narrative. Applicants are encouraged to seek supplemental funding from
their home institutions.

LTLR grant recipients will be expected to submit a report of their research
results to REES by no later than October 2018; to acknowledge REES and the SLI
as sponsors in any publications based on their funded projects; and to make
their research products (including raw data, if possible) available for
dissemination to other language instructors and scholars on a University of
Pittsburgh website.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold a master’s or doctoral degree in an academic
field related to foreign language education or be enrolled in a relevant
graduate degree program. As REES and the SLI are unable to provide mentors to
supervise research projects, applicants must demonstrate the ability to
conduct self-directed research by presenting evidence of academic publications
or other documentation of their capacity for independent work.

How to Apply: Applications will be processed via the Submittable online system
at https://ucis.submittable.com/submit/48081/. Upon first accessing the
application form, applicants will be directed to a welcome screen at
Submittable.com and invited to create a new user account. All other required
documentation may then be uploaded through this account.

Applications must be submitted by February 1, 2018 to receive priority
consideration. Only complete applications will be considered. It is the
applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all documentation is submitted by
the deadline. A selection committee at the University of Pittsburgh will
review all eligible applications. Award notifications will be made by March
15, 2018. For questions about the LTLR program, please contact REES Assistant
Director Gina Peirce at gbpeirce at pitt.edu.

Gina Peirce, Assistant Director for Grants and Assessment, Center for Russian
and East European Studies; Grants Manager, University Center for International
Studies, University of Pittsburgh
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition

Subject Language(s): Bosnian (bos)
                     Croatian (hrv)
                     Polish (pol)
                     Russian (rus)
                     Serbian (srp)
                     Turkish (tur)
                     Ukrainian (ukr)





 



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